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Assistant Coach
as.fairchild17@gmail.com
Boston College
Division 1
As Director of Analytics, Alex Fairchild assists the men's soccer coaching staff with opposition scouting, post match analysis, set piece strategy, and coaching development projects.
Fairchild works full-time as an analyst for StatDNA, the analytics arm of Arsenal FC of the English Premier League. Based in Boston, he evaluates professional players through the use of cutting-edge statistics and video review. He assesses the player's strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies in both the attacking and defensive phases of play. His analysis is used to aid the club in its transfer decision making process and opposition analysis.
During his time as an undergraduate at Boston College, Fairchild served as the mens soccer team's student manager during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Responsible for video and statistical analysis and scouting upcoming opponents, he also assisted the coaching staff with day-to-day operations, camps and travel. His innovative use of analytics helped the Eagles back to the NCAA tournament after a two-year absence. In 2015, he contributed to wins over No. 10 Virginia and No. 12 Syracuse and the program's Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA tournament. For his contributions, Fairchild was recognized by Boston College Athletics with the Unsung Hero Award, which is presented at the annual Boston College Athletics Department awards ceremony to a member of the Athletics community, whose efforts toward, and passion for, the program go above and beyond.
In addition to his time at the Heights and StatDNA, Fairchild has broad global soccer experience. As early as 2011, he was analyzing international soccer games on a weekly basis for several international soccer websites. He has spent the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Major League Soccer seasons in the United States supporting the New England Revolution television broadcast team of Brad Feldman and Paul Mariner with pre-game scouting reports and in-game statistics.
Additionally, he co-authored with Konstantinos Pelechrinis of the University of Pittsburgh and Marios Kokkodis of Boston College, Spatial Analysis of Shots in the MLS: A Model of Expected Goals and Fractal Dimensionality, which was published in the Journal of Sports Analytics in 2018.
Fairchild graduated magma cum laude from Boston College's Carroll School of Management with a degree in Finance and Business Analytics in 2017. He also attended Boston College High School and played three seasons of varsity soccer under head coach Billy Ryan.
Assistant Coach
stewart.flaherty@dartmouth.edu
Dartmouth
Division 1
https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/stewart-flaherty/9376
Assistant Coach
esanchez02@manhattan.edu
Manhattan
Division 1
Edison Sanchez
Assistant Coach at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York. NCAA Division 1
Assistant Coach
richieongaro@gmail.com
Fordham
Division 1
Assistant Coach
vlonchuk@iona.edu
Iona
Division 1
Head Coach
barboto@njit.edu
New Jersey Tech
Division 1
Barboto, who built the Iona College Gaels into one of the top Division I mens soccer programs in the area, will lead mens soccer at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan announced today.
In announcing the appointment of Barboto as NJITs fourth head mens soccer coach in the programs Division I era, Kaplan said: Fernando is a proven Division I head coach with New Jersey roots, who is respected throughout the region for the program he has built at Iona. We are pleased that he will guide our program and we look forward to a successful future with him as our coach in the years to come.
Under Barboto, who completed his 13th season at Iona in November 2015, the Gaels have become a perennial top contender in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Starting in 2008, when Iona posted a record of 11-6-1, the Gaels have reached double-digit wins totals in five of the past eight seasons. They finished 2015 at 10-7-3 overall and 5-3-2 in the MAAC.
In that same eight-year period, Barbotos Gaels have had just one sub-.500 record and that was in 2012, when they finished 7-11 overall, including two close non-conference losses against teams ranked in the Top Six nationally. Iona was 5-2 in MAAC games that season.
Headlining Ionas run of double-digit seasons, the Gaels posted an overall record of 14-2-3 in 2009, earning MAAC Coach of the Year honors for Barboto, and then went 15-4-1 two year later in 2011.
Not surprisingly, given his teams success, Barboto has helped mold several players who went on to professional soccer, including three in Major League Soccer: Franklin Castellanos (New York Red Bulls); Ignacio Maganto (LA Galaxy); and, Victor Munoz (Sporting Kansas City).
Castellanos was MAAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2013, Maganto took the same honor in 2014, and Marcos Nunez made it three Iona players in a row named MAAC Offensive Player of the Year when he brought home the award in 2015. In doing so, it marked the second time in NCAA Division I history that the same program has had three-straight conference Offensive Players of the Year with a different player winning the honor each time.
Iona under Barboto has had numerous conference award winners. In 2013 alone, the Gaels had five All-MAAC honorees, as well as three NSCAA All-Region selections, and 12 MAAC All-Academic picks.
Im excited about the chance to come to NJIT and build a strong program, said Barboto, who met his new team for the first time on Wednesday afternoon. In meeting with Lenny (Kaplan) and the rest of the people here, I can tell this is a school and department that cares about its mens soccer program, he said. NJIT is a great academic institution that has the resources to create a winning environment.
This is an exciting time to be coming here with a new facility (a new stadium adjoining NJITs $100 million dollar Wellness and Events Center, now under construction) and a new conference (Atlantic Sun).
Barbotos recruiting base at Iona has centered around players from the New Jersey/New York metro area, with a sprinkling of international students. He expects to continue that formula at NJIT.
A 1994 graduate of New Jerseys Montclair State University, Barboto first became a Division I head coach at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA, in 2000.
At Saint Francis, Barboto took over a program that had never won more than four conference games in 11 previous seasons. Under Barbotos guidance, the Red Flash topped their best previous conference record, winning five league games in each of his first two seasons.
He took the helm at Iona in 2003, inheriting a program that had gone winless in 20 matches in 2002. Barbotos first season at the New Rochelle, NY, college produced five wins. He then guided the program to steady progress, getting a winning record of 7-6-5 in 2006, then 8 wins in 2007, before the breakthrough to 11 victories in 2008.
Including that breakthrough season in 2008, Ionas record under Barboto is 85-52-15 over the last eight years.
In conference games, Iona finished on the winning side of the ledger every season from 2006 through 2015. In his 13 seasons at Iona, Barbotos teams were a combined 65-43-10 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference games and his conference record at Saint Francis, which competes in the Northeast Conference, was 13-11-3 in three seasons.
His overall record at Iona, including the building years, was 116-103-27 in 13 seasons. His overall record as a Division I head coach is 133-134-34 in 16 seasons.
Coming to NJIT represents a move closer to home for Barboto, who resides in Cresskill, NJ, with his wife, Betina, and their sons Maximus and Tristan, and daughter Valentina.
As an undergraduate at Montclair State, Fernando Barboto was a four-year letter winner and was National Soccer Coaches Association All-America as senior playing for the perennial Division III powerhouse.
He went on to play six professional seasons with the North Jersey Imperials of the United Soccer League.
He began coaching as head coach of the womens soccer team at Montclair State, a position he held from 1995 through 1998.
Leaving his alma mater, Barboto signed on as an assistant mens coach at Lafayette, where he helped the Leopards win two straight Patriot League championships. He went from Lafayette to become head coach at Saint Francis.
At NJIT, Barboto takes over a program that has achieved a measure of success in recent years, earning Top 10 Regional ranking in 2012, finishing eighth in NSCAA North Atlantic Region that year. The 2014 Highlanders were ranked in the NSCAA Southeast Region for seven weeks, as well.
That year, they defeated #22 Navy and followed that in 2015 with a win over #22 St. Francis Brooklyn. NJITs final 2015 record was 5-10-4.
NJIT mens soccer will play its first season as a member of the schools new multi-sport conference, the Atlantic Sun, beginning in 2016.
Mens soccer is NJITs most decorated team over the years, with the schools only national championship in any sport and 12 different players recognized as All-Americans between 1960 and 1983.
Known as Newark College of Engineering until the 1970s, the schools national championship was won by mens soccer in 1960, when the team was champion of the small-college National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The 1961 Highlanders also reached the NAIA championship game in 1961.
Later, they were the first NJIT team to make the move up to NCAA Division I, playing their first schedule in 2004 and becoming postseason-eligible in 2005.
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
ebrandsdorfer@saintpeters.edu
Saint Peter's
Division 1
Brandsdorfer begins his second season as an assistant coach on Julian Richens staff in 2016.
Brandsdorfer came to Saint Peter's from right down the road at NJIT after serving as an assistant coach for the Highlanders for the 2014 season. He helped NJIT to a 7-8-4 overall mark and 2-3-0 record in the Sun Belt Conference. Brandsdorfer coached the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year (Cristian Marcel) and the conference's Defensive Player of the Year (Marko Drljic).
Prior to coming to Newark, Brandsdorfer was an assistant coach at Drew for the 2013 season, helping the team to an 11-4-5 record. The Rangers finished 2-2-3 in the Landmark Conference and partipated in the first round of the ECAC Tournament.
A three-year member of the Temple men's soccer team, Brandsdorfer registered three goals and two assists for eight points in 48 games. The Owls posted a 26-26-4 overall mark and 15-11-1 in league play in his three seasons. He started his collegiate career at North Florida in 2008.
Brandsdorfer graduated from Temple in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree and earned his Master's Degree from the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom in 2013.
Assistant Coach
richard.cusano@marist.edu
Marist
Division 1
Ricky Cusano begins his 14th season as an Assistant Coach in 2018-19 after playing at Marist for four years and being a three-year starter at midfield/forward from 2001-2004. He was a MAAC All-Academic Team Selection in 2003 and 2004 while also being named MAAC Offensive Player of the week on September 14, 2003. He played in every game over his four years at Marist and finished his playing career with 4 goals and 6 assists. Cusano led Marist in assists in his junior year 2003. Cusano was a member of two Marist teams that made appearances in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship game in 2002 and 2004. He was a starter and member of the 2004 team that won the MAAC Tournament Championship and went on to play UConn in the NCAA Tournament College Cup.
After graduation in 2005, Cusano immediately joined the coaching staff. He served as an Assistant Coach to the 2005 MAAC Tournament Championship team that went on to play St. John's in the NCAA Tournament College Cup. Over the years, he has helped recruit and coach numerous All MAAC First, Second, and rookie team selections as well as many All MAAC Academic Team recipients during his time as an assistant to Coach Viggiano and Coach Herodes.
Prior to Marist, Cusano was a five-time New York State Cup Champion with the FC Westchester 84's in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004. He also won two Region I Championships in 2000 and 2002, as well as a National Championship in 2000 with FC Westchester.
Cusano attended North Rockland High School, where he was a four-year varsity starter. In his junior and senior years he earned All-League, All-Section, and All-County recognition. He is among the all-time leaders at North Rockland in career goals scored and career assists even though he missed his entire sophomore season due to injury. He also played and was a starter for the Eastern New York Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 1998-2001.
In the summers of 2004 and 2005, Cusano won two open State Cup Championships with the New York Irish Rovers. He has also was worked with the LaGrange Soccer club winning two more state cup championships as a Head Coach in 2010 and 2011. He currently trains youth teams in the Hyde Park soccer club and has joined the Eastern New York Olympic Development Program coaching staff. He holds a USSF national coaching license.
Cusano earned his Bachelor's Degree in History with a Minor in Business and Minor in American Studies from Marist in 2005. He also earned a Master's of Business Administration with a Concentration in Executive Leadership from Marist in 2007. He is currently the Coordinator of Tutoring and teaches at Marist. He resides in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. with his wife Stefanie and son Anthony.
Assistant Coach
mpratico2@gmail.com
Rider
Division 1
Rider University Mens Soccer Head Coach Charlie Inverso announced the hiring of Mark Pratico II 13 as an assistant coach for the 2017 season.
Pratico is a graduate of Notre Dame High School where he was an All-County player for the Irish. He also played at Mercer County CC and Rider University under Coaches Inverso and Larry Povia. He served for four years as the top assistant for Tigana Dalce at nationally-ranked Mercer County CC. He also has extensive experience and is a very well-known area youth development coach.
"Mark is a really intelligent guy who lives soccer 24 hours a day, said Inverso. He has an amazing work ethic and his communication skills are tremendous. He is going to be very successful coach and I can't tell you how lucky we are to have him."
While at Mercer, the Vikings won back-to-back Region XIX conference titles in 2014 and 2015. The Vikings finished the 2015 season unbeaten at 18-0-3 and finished ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA Division 1 poll. During his four years, the Vikings earned 16 All-Conference selections and one All-American.
Pratico also spent four years coaching at Mercer FC and currently works for PDA Hibernian. He completed his B.A. in Secondary Education/English and his M.A. in Organizational Leadership, both at Rider University. Pratico holds the NSCAA Premier and Advanced National Diplomas.
Assistant Coach
scottkro9@comcast.net
Saint Joseph's (PA)
Division 1
Scott Krotee wrapped up his fourth season as a volunteer assistant coach on the Saint Josephs mens soccer staff in Fall 2017. Krotees primary responsibility is working with SJUs goalkeepers.
From 2016-17, Krotee coached goalkeeper Greg O'Connell to three Philadelphia Soccer Six Defender of the Week honors and two Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week honors in a pair of seasons in which O'Connell recorded nine wins and seven shutouts in 34 appearances. Under Krotee's direction and in just two seasons as SJU's primary goalkeeper, O'Connell broke into SJU's all-time top ten in career goals against average (1.54), career saves (150, through 35 career matches), and career shutouts (7).
From 2014-15, Krotee coached goalkeeper Bobby Edwards to 2014 Philadelphia Soccer Six All-Rookie Team honors, as well as six weekly accolades between the A-10 and Philadelphia Soccer Six. Additionally, Krotee coached O'Connell to Philadelphia Soccer Six Defender of the Week honors after the sophomore's first collegiate appearance in 2015.
Previously, Krotee played professionally for four years. In 2015 and 2016, he was ranked among the "Top 100 American Goalkeepers Prospects for the 2018 World Cup."
Most recently, he was the goalkeeper for the Harrisburg Heat out of the Major Arena Soccer League. In 2015-16, he played 10 matches totaling 194 saves in 578:55 for a .721 save percentage. In 2014-15, Krotee played one full match, making 13 saves, before suffering a season-ending injury.
Prior to the Heat, Krotee signed with MLS's Columbus Crew USL Pro affiliate club Dayton Dutch Lions on June 2, 2014 and appeared in one match over the course of that season.
From 2013-14, Krotee competed for the Pennsylvania Roar of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In nine games with the Roar, he posted a .706 save percentage in 346:34 to earn MISL All-Rookie Team accolades.
In 2012, Krotee made appearances with Reading United AC, the MLSs Philadelphia Union player-development partner, in the Premier Development League, with whom he posted a 0.55 goals-against average in 165 minutes in net.
Krotee enjoyed a decorated four-year career as a Division I goalkeeper at Gardner-Webb University from 2008-12. Krotee ranked fifth nationally in total saves (107) and sixth nationally in saves per game (5.94) in his senior season and led the Big South in shutouts as a junior. He graduated with school records for lowest career goals-against average (1.39) and lowest single-season goals-against average (1.10).
A 2012 College Sports Madness All-Big South Preseason Second Team selection, the senior captain was twice named to the Soccer For A Cure All-Tournament Team and earned 2011 Big South Conference Championship All-Tournament Team honors. In 2008, he received the inaugural Wilson Soccer Alumni Association Scholarship and was a member of the Disney Soccer Showcase National Championship squad.
Krotee spent three seasons with Reading United AC U-20 from 2006-09. Prior to that, he was a member of the Olympics Development Program First Team (USA EPYSA) from 2002-04.
Krotee earned his masters degree in international marketing from Saint Joseph's University in Fall 2015. He earned his undergraduate degree in Health/Wellness from Gardner-Webb University in May 2012.
Assistant Coach
remmett@binghamton.edu
Binghamton
Division 1
Robert Emmett joined the Binghamton University men's soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach in February 2017. Prior to joining the Bearcats staff, he spent one season as the top assistant at Division II Lake Erie College in Painesville Ohio. Emmett assists Marco in all facets of the program, including the training and development of the goalkeepers, recruiting, field player training and development, game preparation and opponent scouting.
In 2016, Emmett assisted the Lake Erie College Storm who opened the year with team's best start in program history at 5-1-0, before concluding the season with an 8-7-4 record, the second-most victories in single-season program history. Fueling the team's run were its efforts on defense, as the Storm ranked inside the top-11 in the nation in several statistical categories, including shutouts (3rd), goals-against average (4th), save percentage (9th) and shutout percentage (11th). That same year, six players received All-GLIAC and All-Tournament Team honors. Additionally, Lake Erie was the only institution to have a freshman receive First-Team accolades. He also helped to develop goalkeeper Hugo Fauroux, who was the 2016 GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year.
Prior to joining the Storm, Emmett served as an assistant coach for the SUNY Cortland mens soccer program where he assisted in the development of second team All SUNYAC Goalkeeper Joe Brandofino. Emmett competed for the Red Dragons mens soccer program from 2010-2013 as a goalkeeper.
In 2014, Emmett served as an assistant coach for the Cortland womens soccer program. He also had a part in the development of the local soccer community, as he served as a staff coach for the OnePlus Soccer Academy.
In December of 2016, he earned his masters degree in Sport Management from SUNY Cortland. He earned his bachelor's degree in Sport Management and a minor in communications from SUNY Cortland in 2014.
Emmett holds his NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma. He also holds his Advanced National NSCAA Diploma.
Head Men's Soccer Coach
michael.pilger@trincoll.edu
Trinity (CT)
Division 3
Michael Pilger completed his 17th season as head coach of the Trinity College mens soccer team, having guided the Bantams to the NESCAC Championship Tournament in seven of the last eight years. Also a physical education instructor at the College, Pilger came to Trinity from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and the Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), after highly successful stints as head coach at the University of Rochester and Kenyon College where he won National Coach of the Year honors in 1990 and was Regional Coach of the Year 4 times. He has taken 3 different teams to the NCAA Tournament and Top 25 National Rankings.
Assistant Coach
gmkonga@gmail.com
Haverford
Division 3
Glodi Konga joined the Haverford College mens soccer coaching staff in the spring of 2019. He comes to Haverford after spending the previous two seasons as the head coach at the University of Valley Forge, leading the Patriots to the American College Athletic Association Tournament and coaching four all-conference players.
Konga was a two-year member of the Division I Liberty Flames soccer program. He obtained his bachelors degree in exercise science from Liberty in 2015 and went on to receive his masters from Liberty in sports management the following year. While at Liberty, Konga served as a Graduate Assistant in the sport management program assisting in sport communication, history of sport, and sport coaching classes. He developed a primary focus in applied leadership theories and is currently pursuing a PhD in Sports Leadership from Concordia University and is expected to graduate from that program in 2021.
Prior to attending Liberty, Konga played one year at nearby Cairn University where he started all 17 matches for the Highlanders and recorded two assists. Konga was also a member of the Cloud County Community College soccer team that won the 2011 NJCAA National Championship. The Thunderbirds finished the season with a 22-1-3 record with 17 shutouts.
In addition to his coaching experience at Valley Forge, Konga has an additional decade of coaching experience, previously serving as an assistant soccer coach for the Buxmont Torch FC (NPSL), the Director of Coaching at Germantown Soccer Club in Philadelphia, and working for Arsenal in the Community of England. He holds a UEFA coaching license and has worked with Athletes In Action and Ambassadors Football on international soccer missions overseas on several occasions.
Head Coach
rburk@conncoll.edu
Connecticut College
Division 3
Reuben Burk comes to Connecticut College after spending one year at Newberry College, two years at the College of the Holy Cross, and two years at Alfred University.
At Newberry, Burk was the recruiting coordinator and had the main responsibility of overseeing the recruiting process for all prospective student-athletes, both internationally and domestically. Burk helped establish one of Newberry's most diverse recruiting classes for 2018 by helping get commitments from Brazil, Italy, North Carolina, South Carolina and Maryland. He also coordinated recruiting trips to Iceland, Norway, and Spain.
At Holy Cross, Burk helped with a variety of duties including daily coaching, recruiting nationally, scouting, helping plan offseason schedules, game day preparations, travel coordination, community service, and helping run summer camps and clinics.
Burk also served as the assistant coach at Alfred University. The team reached the Empire 8 semifinals in 2014, which marked the program's first conference tournament appearance in nine years. Burk was also part of a group which earned the 2014 Empire 8 Coaching Staff Award.
As a player, Burk was a four-year student-athlete at Hobart College. Under Head Coach Shawn Griffin, in both 2009 and 2011, Hobart finished in the top 25 Division III national rankings and made appearances in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. In 2009, Burk helped Hobart win the Liberty League conference championship.
Burk graduated from Hobart in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in anthropology/sociology and religious studies. He then got his master's in business administration from Alfred University in 2015. Burk holds a USSF C License as well as a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.
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Assistant Coach (second Email)
arisalpian@gmail.com
Felician
Division 2
Alpian, a Jersey City resident and Queens, N.Y., native, enters his fifth year with the Golden Falcons as an assistant coach specializing in goalkeeper development and junior college recruitment.
Since 2013, Alpian has been the Director of NPSL Operations for the Brooklyn Italians Soccer Club, for which he previously has directed youth goalkeeping. He currently serves on the NPSL Technical Committee, and possesses an Advanced National Diploma and a Level I Goalkeeping Diploma from the NSCAA and a "D" License from U.S. Soccer.
Alpian was a four-year member of the men's soccer team at Division-I Hofstra University and later played for the New York Freedoms of the USL as well as working in the front office for the club. He earned a BBA in marketing from Hofstra in 1999, and is pursuing an MS in sports management from Southern New Hampshire University.
Assistant Coach
portillore@yahoo.com
Rutgers-Newark
Division 3
Portillo knows head coach Kevin Easts system as well as anyone after earning four letters under the Scarlet Raiders mentor at New Jersey City University (2003-06). He joined the Raider coaching staff in 2010 and has helped the team to its first NCAA D-III tournament berth, its first trip to the NJAC Championship match and an ECAC Metro title. An All-Hudson County and all-state soccer player at Dickinson High School in Jersey City, Portillo earned a bachelor of science in criminal justice from New Jersey City in 2007. He was named the Hudson County Coach of the Year in boys soccer after leading Dickinson to its first state title before joining the Raider staff. He holds teaching certification in world language and general content education.
Assistant Coach
michael.alcaraz@mville.edu
Manhattanville
Division 3
Michael Alcaraz '15 completed his first season as the top assistant coach for the Manhattanville men's soccer team in 2018. Michael assisted Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom Coach of the year Steve DeMatteo in all facets of the program including but not limited to: recruiting, coaching, operations, alumni relations, fundraising and academic advising.
Alcaraz worked primarily with the Valiant attackers, who netted 48 goals on the season -- the most by the program since 2011 -- and earned six total MAC Freedom All-Conference honors, including midfielder Cody LaCava who was named MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year.
Alcaraz previously completed his first season as Assistant Director of Operations at the D-1 University South Florida. The Bulls finished the 2017 season with a record of 6-6-4, a 3-2-2 mark in the American Athletic Conference.
Prior to USF, Alcaraz won the United Premier Soccer Leagues Western Conference title in 2016 as an assistant with the San Fernando Valley Scorpions. Alcaraz also has experience at the proessional level, having worked for New York City Football Club and the New York Red Bulls in of Major League Soccer as part of their gameday operations.
As a player, Alcaraz was a two-year member for the Valiants as a defender/midfielder, starting 23 of his 28 appearances, netting one goal and adding six assists. Prior to Manhattanville, Alcaraz was a two-year starter at Pasadena City College, where he was First Team All-Conference his sophomore year.
Assistant Coach
amcclintock@drew.edu
Drew
Division 3
McClintock joined head coach Lenny Armuth's coaching staff as a in 2015.
In 2017, he helped guide the Rangers to the Landmark Conference title as well as a berth in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division III tournament.
A Northern Ireland native, graduated from Liverpool John Moore's University in England. He brings over 19 years of experience in coaching youth soccer both here in the United States and in the United Kingdom.
McClintock is the Director of Soccer at United Soccer Academy, a youth training organization. He is also coaches and is Sporting Director of FC Motown's USL2 team.
His soccer coaching licenses include USSF B, FA Level 1 & 2, USC Director of Coaching, National, Advanced & Premier Diplomas.
Assistant Coach
scisakow@my.bridgeport.edu
Bridgeport
Division 2
A meticulous and dedicated soccer coach who seeks to increase team
functioning by increasing individual and group performance. Possess
analytical coaching skills based on technical, tactical, physical and
psychological development. Operates with a desire to succeed
personally and as part of an effective team in an environment which
is constantly challenging and evolving.
Assistant Coach
barry.lynch@liverpoolfcamerica.com
Rutgers University Camden
Division 3
Assistant Coach
charles.pilger@wilkes.edu
Wilkes
Division 3
Charlie Pilger enters his first season as the men's soccer Graduate Assistant at Wilkes in 2018.
Pilger comes to Wilkes after serving one season as an assistant coach at Keene State in New Hampshire, where he helped lead the team to a quarterfinals appearance in the LEC tournament.
Prior to his tenure at Keene State, Pilger served as the head coach of the boy's JV team and assistant on the varsity team at Monadock Regional High School in Swanzey, NH, and was the director of No. 1 Soccer Camps for two years after serving as a staff coach for three years. During this time, he also served as a Health and Fitness Teacher at Hamden Hall Country Day School in Hamden, CT for the 2016-17 school year.
Pilger graduated from Keene State in 2015 with a degree in Exercise Science.
Assistant Coach
brandon.levine@purchase.edu
Purchase College
Division 3
Assistant coach
john.tardy@csi.cuny.edu
Staten Island
Division 3
Tardy made his collegiate head coaching debut in 2012 for the mens soccer team, and the team blossomed with every turn, posting its first ECAC postseason appearance since 2005 that same year.
A Staten Island native, Tardy shined on the pitch at St. Joseph by the Sea High School where he was a four-time Staten Island Advance All-Star. Along the way he was a part of regional and national amateur youth teams, where he travelled to Mexico, Italy, and Germany to represent various soccer clubs at the elite level.
His exploits led him to Clemson University, where he spent two years before transferring to St. Johns University, where he helped lead the Red Storm to a Big East Championship in 2009.
A part of youth development soccer for many years, Tardy spent time as an Academy Intern for Major League Soccers New York Red Bulls franchise, and has been a part of the Staten Island United youth soccer program since 2008 as both a coach and trainer.
To Tardy, hard work trumps talent when talent fails to work hard, and his teams are expected to carry that same approach on the field.
With an eye on giving back to the community, Tardy has always been cognisant of the hard work off of the field of play as well. He and his teams have lent their services to events such as St. Johns Campus Ministrys Midnight Runs and work through the Ronald McDonald House.
Head Coach
msoccer@bergen.edu
Bergen CC
Junior College
Head Coach Giovanni Soto is going into his fourth season at BCC and his second as Head Coach. Coach Soto has won 2 region titles and gone to nationals in his first two years as an assistant coach to Coach Freddy Herrera (now with Dallas FC MLS) and looking to continue the programs newly found success this Fall season.
Coach Soto is an Englewood NJ Native and former 3 year high school starter for Dwight Morrow High School. At Dwight Morrow, Soto received 1st team all league, 1st team all county and 2nd team all state honors. He then went on to play at William Paterson University where he was a 3 year starter and standout all conference player in the NJAC of Division 3 soccer.
After college, he continued to play in NJ and NY at the semi pro level and then in 2003 started to coach high school soccer. He would coach for a couple of high school programs in bergen county until 2015 when he then started as assistant coach with BCC. He believes that northern new jersey (especially bergen county) has a lot of talent to expose to the junior college level and wants as much as possible that Bergen showcase this talent. He says, "BCC is the perfect place for a student athlete to mature both academically and athletically with the goal of moving on to a 4 year degree and beyond". With hard work, determination and discipline he knows the best is yet to come for BCC Bulldog Soccer.
jg439aes@hotmail.com
EXACT
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
Over 1000 different college coaches have attended EXACT's events.
See below for just a few of the coaches that attended recent events in this region.
Assistant Coach
baxelrod1@fordham.edu
Fordham
Division 1
Brett Axelrod begins his third season as assistant men's soccer coach at Fordham in 2018.
In 2017, Axelrod helped coach the Rams to the NCAA Elite 8 for the first time in program history which culminated in a #11 national ranking at season's end. Working primarily with the goalkeepers, he coached Rashid Nuhu, who earned 1st Team All-Atlantic 10 and 2nd Team All-Midwest Region honors and was also named to the ECAC 1st team.
In 2016, Axelrod helped coach the Rams to their second Atlantic 10 championship in the last three years. Nuhu earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors and captured the Atlantic 10 Championship's Most Outstanding Player Award.
Axelrod spent the 2014 and 2015 season in Brooklyn, serving as an assistant coach at LIU where he worked primarily with goalkeepers. He helped the Blackbirds win the 2015 NEC Championship as LIU finished the regular season was a perfect 7-0 mark, ranking second in the conference in goals against average.
A four-year letter winner at Whitman College, where he also coached from 2009 to 2011, Axlerod received a degree in Sociology from the school in 2009. He has played semi-professionally with the Yakima Reds and Kitsap Pumas, both of the Premier Development League, and spent time training with Stoke City FC, Portland Timbers, and Crewe Alexandra FC.
Axelrod holds a USSF National "C" coaching license.
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
ebrandsdorfer@saintpeters.edu
Saint Peter's
Division 1
Brandsdorfer begins his second season as an assistant coach on Julian Richens staff in 2016.
Brandsdorfer came to Saint Peter's from right down the road at NJIT after serving as an assistant coach for the Highlanders for the 2014 season. He helped NJIT to a 7-8-4 overall mark and 2-3-0 record in the Sun Belt Conference. Brandsdorfer coached the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year (Cristian Marcel) and the conference's Defensive Player of the Year (Marko Drljic).
Prior to coming to Newark, Brandsdorfer was an assistant coach at Drew for the 2013 season, helping the team to an 11-4-5 record. The Rangers finished 2-2-3 in the Landmark Conference and partipated in the first round of the ECAC Tournament.
A three-year member of the Temple men's soccer team, Brandsdorfer registered three goals and two assists for eight points in 48 games. The Owls posted a 26-26-4 overall mark and 15-11-1 in league play in his three seasons. He started his collegiate career at North Florida in 2008.
Brandsdorfer graduated from Temple in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree and earned his Master's Degree from the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom in 2013.
Assistant Coach
mpratico2@gmail.com
Rider
Division 1
Rider University Mens Soccer Head Coach Charlie Inverso announced the hiring of Mark Pratico II 13 as an assistant coach for the 2017 season.
Pratico is a graduate of Notre Dame High School where he was an All-County player for the Irish. He also played at Mercer County CC and Rider University under Coaches Inverso and Larry Povia. He served for four years as the top assistant for Tigana Dalce at nationally-ranked Mercer County CC. He also has extensive experience and is a very well-known area youth development coach.
"Mark is a really intelligent guy who lives soccer 24 hours a day, said Inverso. He has an amazing work ethic and his communication skills are tremendous. He is going to be very successful coach and I can't tell you how lucky we are to have him."
While at Mercer, the Vikings won back-to-back Region XIX conference titles in 2014 and 2015. The Vikings finished the 2015 season unbeaten at 18-0-3 and finished ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA Division 1 poll. During his four years, the Vikings earned 16 All-Conference selections and one All-American.
Pratico also spent four years coaching at Mercer FC and currently works for PDA Hibernian. He completed his B.A. in Secondary Education/English and his M.A. in Organizational Leadership, both at Rider University. Pratico holds the NSCAA Premier and Advanced National Diplomas.
Assistant Coach
remmett@binghamton.edu
Binghamton
Division 1
Robert Emmett joined the Binghamton University men's soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach in February 2017. Prior to joining the Bearcats staff, he spent one season as the top assistant at Division II Lake Erie College in Painesville Ohio. Emmett assists Marco in all facets of the program, including the training and development of the goalkeepers, recruiting, field player training and development, game preparation and opponent scouting.
In 2016, Emmett assisted the Lake Erie College Storm who opened the year with team's best start in program history at 5-1-0, before concluding the season with an 8-7-4 record, the second-most victories in single-season program history. Fueling the team's run were its efforts on defense, as the Storm ranked inside the top-11 in the nation in several statistical categories, including shutouts (3rd), goals-against average (4th), save percentage (9th) and shutout percentage (11th). That same year, six players received All-GLIAC and All-Tournament Team honors. Additionally, Lake Erie was the only institution to have a freshman receive First-Team accolades. He also helped to develop goalkeeper Hugo Fauroux, who was the 2016 GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year.
Prior to joining the Storm, Emmett served as an assistant coach for the SUNY Cortland mens soccer program where he assisted in the development of second team All SUNYAC Goalkeeper Joe Brandofino. Emmett competed for the Red Dragons mens soccer program from 2010-2013 as a goalkeeper.
In 2014, Emmett served as an assistant coach for the Cortland womens soccer program. He also had a part in the development of the local soccer community, as he served as a staff coach for the OnePlus Soccer Academy.
In December of 2016, he earned his masters degree in Sport Management from SUNY Cortland. He earned his bachelor's degree in Sport Management and a minor in communications from SUNY Cortland in 2014.
Emmett holds his NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma. He also holds his Advanced National NSCAA Diploma.
Head Men's Soccer Coach
michael.pilger@trincoll.edu
Trinity (CT)
Division 3
Michael Pilger completed his 17th season as head coach of the Trinity College mens soccer team, having guided the Bantams to the NESCAC Championship Tournament in seven of the last eight years. Also a physical education instructor at the College, Pilger came to Trinity from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and the Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), after highly successful stints as head coach at the University of Rochester and Kenyon College where he won National Coach of the Year honors in 1990 and was Regional Coach of the Year 4 times. He has taken 3 different teams to the NCAA Tournament and Top 25 National Rankings.
Assistant Coach
kotynskie@felician.edu
Felician
Division 2
Kotynski was hired as the lead assistant for the Golden Falcons under Roger Stephens in August 2012, named interim head coach in September 2014, and promoted to permanent head coach in January 2015.
A four-year midfielder for the Golden Falcons, Kotynski was a starter on the 2001 Felician squad which won the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference championship and the NAIA Region X title. He earned a BA in elementary education in 2002. After college, he played two seasons in the USL PDL.
Kotynski served as a men's assistant coach at New Jersey City University in 2008 and 2009. He is currently an assistant with Icon FC of the semi-professional American Soccer League, and a coach and trainer with the Northern Valley Soccer Club in Old Tappan. He remains active as a player in the U.S. Adult Soccer Association.
Kotynski was an all-state performer at Queen of Peace High School. He resides in Lyndhurst.
joseph.andre92@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Brooklyn
Assistant Coach
golemanj@centenaryuniversity.edu
Centenary (NJ)
Division 3
Goleman finished his third season as an Assistant Coach with the Centenary Mens soccer team. Goleman's primary responsibility was to work with the goalkeepers.
In his first season, Goleman helped lead the Cyclones to their 2nd CSAC Championship, and NCAA Tournament Appearance.
Goleman finished his playing career in 2015, playing and starting in 77 games for the Cyclones, which ranks him 2nd All-time. Goleman also finished his career as the programs all-time leader in Saves, Goals Against Average, Save Percentage, Shutouts, and Wins.
During his playing career, Goleman helped lead the Cyclones to four consecutive CSAC playoff berths, including the programs first ever CSAC championship in 2013, and NCAA Tournament Appearance.
Goleman was an All-CSAC selection in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and an NSCAA All-Region Selection in 2014. Goleman has also represented the USA Maccabi Team on three different occasions in 2012, 2013, and 2015, playing Brazil, Israel, and Chile, respectively.
Goleman holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Sports Management, and a minor in Communication from Centenary. Goleman works as a Personal Trainer at Athletic Republic, a sports performance facility that will help improve, speed, explosiveness, strength and much more.
Head Coach
dpinton@ramapo.edu
Ramapo
Division 3
Coach DJ Pinton enters his 16th season as head coach of the Ramapo College Mens Soccer team. In his 15 years as the head coach he has compiled a 149-103-32 overall record. Coach Pinton also played for the program for three years (1995-1998) after transferring in from Sacred Heart University and served as an assistant to the program for four years (2000-2003) before taking over the reins at the start of the 2004 season.
A three-year member of the Roadrunner mens soccer team, Pinton left his mark as one of the top players in program history. In his first year with the program the team reached its first ever post-season berth qualifying for the ECAC Tournament, falling short in the semi-finals. In his second season he helped guide the mens soccer team to a 16-5-1 record and the programs first ever post-season championship winning the ECAC title. That same year, Pinton received the first of his consecutive First Team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference honors, and was named the 1997 Ramapo College Athlete of the Year. In his final season as a Roadrunner, Pinton helped lead the team to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance and collected Mid-Atlantic Regional All-American honors on top of his all-conference and all-state honors. In 2006 he was inducted into the Ramapo College Athletic Hall of Fame for his tremendous contributions on the soccer field.
Coach Pinton also spent time overseas training with Italian professional club A.C. Arezzo under then Head Coach Serse Cosmi. In his spare time he is also involved with youth soccer serving as the Director of the Cosmos Soccer Camps and has coached several club teams.
Assistant Coach
brandon.levine@purchase.edu
Purchase College
Division 3
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
EXACT partners with college goalkeeper coaches to prioritize a premium experience for goalkeepers.
All GKs participate in individual keeper-specific training led by college GK coaches
Training focuses on all GK skills including footwork, shot stopping, crossing, and more; GKs receive a 1-on-1 evaluation based on their performance
In addition position-specific work, GKs also face live action observed by all college coaches
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Player
This is the first ID Camp that I have attended and it was a positive experience in every way. The camp was very well organized leading up to the camp with very informative emails and preparation work for the camp. On the day of the camp, registration was well organized and the EXACT team was there to help for every step of the way. Chris was an excellent leader and motivated me from the very beginning. It was amazing to be exposed to real college coaches and to be coached both on and off the field. Getting feedback on the day was very rewarding. I am looking forward to attending EXACT Soccer Academic 50 ID Camp in June/July.
Player
Through this one day camp, EXACT Soccer has made me realize that my dream is so possible to reach. It's the only camp I've been to, but I was able to meet so many new people who share the same passion as me. I also learned how to elevate my recruiting game to reach my goal much easier.
Player
I was surprised to see so many coaches, and having them available to talk to. I wish I would have known about EXACT Sports Elite Camp my junior year. I left feeling like I had personal attention from coaches, and got a better grip on how to navigate the college sports recruitment process.
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Player
I loved the style of training and playing at the camp. They were open to changes with certain age restrictions and skill differences (as I am one of the younger athletes). Also, I loved how we were able to meet each coach privately, as well as during training. Lastly, the elevator pitch practice was unique and beneficial as it prepares me for the future.
Player
I went to the first ID Camp in Philly. We were so encouraged that we attended this one in DC. I have always dreamed about 1) going to college and 2) playing soccer in college. I got to meet a lot of great coaches and athletes. I learned something new at each camp. I wish there were more camps close to me so we could attend more. I am a senior and need all the help I can get in hopes to find the right college. I loved how the coaches were there to help us and give us directions on the spot. My mentor Coach was Mike Eckberg. Towson is on my "dream" list - and we are now going to schedule a visit as he suggested. I am so excited and I know I still have a long road ahead, but every journey has a beginning. Even though I am getting started a little late, I feel like EXACT really has helped me come flying out of the gate!
Parent
I attended the camp with my son. The information that the EXACT personnel provided was excellent. We are now much more informed regarding the college recruiting and scholarship qualification's. The coaches that mentored the boys were also very knowledgeable, devoted, and fun. The rating that was provided after the camp was very helpful to help guide my son with his future training. The camp helped to boost my son's confidence and love for the game. I cannot say enough about the camp. You guys are the best ! Thanks for your efforts!
Parent
The information shared throughout the camp was priceless. EXACT Sports and the coaches were so approachable and willing to share all and any knowledge to the athletes and the parents. (line break) Our son is entering 10th grade and we were not aware of any such camps. He attended a showcase with the HS JV team last summer, but they did not share any information. He attended a college sponsored team camp the week before the EXACT Camp and there were only 5 college coaches that attended that camp. We were so happy with the EXACT's structure and all the opportunities that they give the athletes and parents to ask questions. We will attend another camp before our son graduates HS. Thank you!
Player
This was a wonderful opportunity to meet coaches and other players in a completely different format. There is a chance to show individual skills that may not be seen in a regular soccer tournament environment. The interaction with coaches is outstanding and I really feel that I was able to get exposure from EXACT that I would not have anywhere else. Thanks for a great session and options to see so many coaches. I can't wait to see where this opportunity leads me!
Player
I had an amazing experience at EXACT Camp. I enjoyed the opportunity to talk face-to-face with so many coaches from around the country. I also enjoyed the opportunity to train with new coaches. I am looking forward to visiting coaches that I met at their schools and getting to take a closer look at their programs. It was also cool to meet so many fellow athletes from other places and make new friends. Thank you so much for everything!! Thank you!!!
Player
The best part about the Exact ID camp was the ability to have one-on-one conversation with 30+ college soccer coaches from all over the United States. These coaches were not only from different part of the country, but also coaches at different levels. They say a big part of getting recruited is building relationships with the coaches, and I believe this was a great way to get started! This camp gave us, athletes, the opportunity to learn the basics of college recruiting, the qualities the coaches looking for in a player, and overall get great tips from them.
Player
EXACT Sports Camp is a key component to being recruited as an athlete. The camp provides you with an opportunity to meet, interact, and train with college coaches from different schools around the nation from different levels. EXACT Sports provides you with insights into improving your chance of being seen and recruited by college coaches. It was one of the best decisions I made in my recruiting process.
Parent
I brought my son to this camp not really knowing what to expect and was concerned about how young he was for the camp, since it appears designed around high school level players. I was surprised by the in-depth amount of information that EXACT provided us regarding how to prepare for the college recruitment process. Without a doubt, we would have missed out on the opportunity to know how the process works and the information you provided was insightful and we have confidence moving forward as our son moves into high school and college beyond.
Great job and we look forward to attending more EXACT camps, as well as introduce my younger son to the camps when the time is right. Thank you!
Parent
The numerous pieces of advice for student athletes was really good. This camp was a confidence builder for my son, and also empowering. Thanks for a well organized and educational camp.
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Only training camp organization that has received funding from the NCAA.
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This is a sample schedule. Registered athletes will receive a final schedule prior to camp.